City of La Junta v. Burns

This action was brought by Alice L. Burns, plaintiff below, appellee here, against the' city of La Junta, appellant here, defendant below, to recover damages for personal injuries said to have been occasioned and sustained through a defect in one.of the city sidewalks. The precise language of the complaint on this point, after stating the legal duty of the defendant in respect to- keeping the city sidewalks in proper condition for travel, is:

“That on, to wit, the 10th day of February, A. D. 1901, the plaintiff was lawfully passing along the sidewalk in front of Lot 22-, in Block 18, in said…